NASA Astronaut Group 20
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Astronaut Group 20 (The Chumps) saw the training of nine mission specialist
s, and five international mission specialists to become NASA astronaut
s. These 14 astronauts began training in August 2009 and officially graduated as astronauts on 4 November 2011.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
Astronaut Group 20 (The Chumps) saw the training of nine mission specialist
Mission Specialist
A Mission Specialist is a position held by certain NASA astronauts during Space Shuttle missions. A Mission Specialist is assigned to a limited field of the mission, such as for medical experiments or technical quests....
s, and five international mission specialists to become NASA astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
s. These 14 astronauts began training in August 2009 and officially graduated as astronauts on 4 November 2011.
Mission Specialists
- Serena M. AuñónSerena M. AuñónSerena Maria Auñón, M.D., M.P.H., is an American physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Auñón lives in League City, Texas.-Education:...
- Jeanette J. EppsJeanette J. EppsJeanette Jo Epps is a CIA intelligence officer, and current NASA astronaut. Born in Syracuse, New York, Epps lives in Fairfax, Virginia.-Education:Epps holds degrees from Le Moyne College, and the University of Maryland...
- Jack D. FischerJack D. FischerJack David "2fish" Fischer is an American test pilot and a NASA astronaut. Fischer was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20 and qualified as an astronaut in 2011.-Biography:...
- Michael S. HopkinsMichael S. HopkinsMichael Scott Hopkins is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, and a current NASA astronaut. Hopkins was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20. He is currently assigned as a Flight Engineer on Soyuz TMA-10M/Expedition 37/Expedition 38 scheduled for launch in...
- Kjell N. LindgrenKjell N. LindgrenKjell Norwood Lindgren is a current NASA astronaut. Lindgren was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20.-Biography:...
- Kathleen RubinsKathleen RubinsKathleen Hallisey Rubins is a current NASA astronaut. Rubins was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20.-Biographical elements:...
- Scott D. TingleScott D. TingleScott David Tingle is a current NASA Astronaut. Tingle was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20, qualifying in 2011.-Biography:...
- Mark T. Vande HeiMark T. Vande HeiMark Thomas Vande Hei is a current NASA astronaut. Vande Hei was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20.-Biography:Lt. Colonel Vande Hei, U.S. Army, was born in Falls Church, Virginia...
- Gregory Reid WisemanGregory R. WisemanGregory Reid Wiseman is an American astronaut and naval aviator. Wiseman was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20 and qualified as an astronaut in 2011...
International Mission Specialists
- Jeremy HansenJeremy HansenJeremy Roger Hansen, CD is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency . He was selected to join the CSA in the 2009 CSA selection along with David Saint-Jacques...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - Norishige KanaiNorishige Kanaiis a Japanese doctor and a JAXA astronaut candidate.He is a lieutenant and Diving Medical Officer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force .-Personal:...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... - Takuya OnishiTakuya Onishiis a Japanese astronaut from JAXA, who was selected in 2009.Onishi was born in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Seiko High School in Yokohama in 1994 and received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Aeronautical and Space Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1998...
, Japan - David Saint-JacquesDavid Saint-JacquesDavid Saint-Jacques is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency . He was selected to join the CSA in the 2009 CSA selection along with Jeremy Hansen....
, Canada - Kimiya YuiKimiya Yuiis a Japanese astronaut from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, who has been selected in 2009.Yui, from Nagano Prefecture, enrolled at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force after graduating from the National Defense Academy of Japan in 1992. He has piloted a F-15 Eagle fighter, and currently works in...
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